Obituaries
Alton R. Stark
Nov 10, 2009
Alton R. Stark Jr. 61, of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday at his residence. He is survived by his wife of 34 years Deborah H. Lemardy. He was born in Meshoppen, Pa on July 31, 1948 son of Lois Fassett Stark, of Tunkhannock and the late Alton R. Stark Sr. He was a 1966 graduate of the Tunkhannock Area High school and...
Brenda Lee Howell
Nov 6, 2009
November 6, 2009 Brenda Lee Howell, of Terry's Lane, Nicholson, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at her home. She was born in Tunkhannock, on March 4, 1959, a daughter of the late James E. and Gertrude Barber Murphy. She was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Murphy. Surviving is her husband of nine years, Gary Howell, son, Gary Dustin...
Gloria D. Russell
Nov 6, 2009
Gloria D. Russell Gloria Dominick Russell of Jenningsville died Friday, November 6, 2009 at the home of her daughter and son in law in Jenningsville after a long and courageous battle with Essential Tremor. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Clair H. Russell. She was born in Plains on September 22, 1927, the daughter of...
Richard Santee
Nov 4, 2009
Richard P. Santee passed away Wednesday morning November 4, 2009, at Mercy Hospital following an illness. He was born at home on a farm in Sugar Run, PA, February 26, 1947, the son of Marie and Kenneth Santee. Rich was preceded in death by his wife, Joan, both parents and two brothers, Kenneth Jr. and Donald. He is survived by...
Thomas L. Hummel
Nov 4, 2009
Thomas L. Hummel, Sr., 65, of Mehoopany, died on Wednesday at home. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on April 30, 1944, son of the late Hugh and Bessie Cragle Hummel. He worked as a Technician at Procter & Gamble prior to his retirement. He was preceded in death by daughters, Kathy Ann Hummel and Betty Kreidler, and by a brother,...
Donald D. Shoemaker
Nov 1, 2009
Donald D. Shoemaker Donald D. Shoemaker, 59, of Montrose passed away on Monday, November 2, 2009. Born in Meshoppen July 29, 1950, he was the son of the late Leo and Hazel Shoemaker. He attended school at Elk Lake and was employed as a forklift operator at Rex Tex. He is survived by his wife Claudia DeRemer Shoemaker, sons; Donald...
Eugene C. Yonchiuk
Oct 29, 2009
Eugene Cornelius Yonchiuk 74, of Prospect Hill, Tunkhannock passed away on Thursday at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock, PA. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Helen Collins Yonchiuk who died in December 2000. He was born in Tunkhannock on March 4, 1935, son of the late Cornelius and Mary Strumski Yonchiuk. He was a graduate...
Roger Clifford
Oct 21, 2009
Roger Clifford 51, of Clark Summit died Wednesday at Moses Taylor Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth Clifford. Born in Tunkhannock on September 14, 1958 son of the late Darwin Clifford and Dorothy Vanderbilt Capwell, of Dalton. Roger worked for several years at Drake Well Drilling, in Factoryville and then several years at Interstate Safety Services...
Joseph W. Keller
Oct 19, 2009
Joseph W. Keller Joseph W. Keller of Anderson Road Tunkhannock passed away peacefully at his home on Monday after a lengthy illness surrounded by family. He was born in Kingston on August 27, 1932 son of the late Joseph H. and Vera Gilbert Keller. Joe was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School Class of 1950 and served in the Army...
Mary Williams
Oct 17, 2009
Mary E. Williams Mary E. Williams 75, of Springville died on Saturday October 17 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband of 29 years Frank C. Williams. She was born January 11, 1934 daughter of the late Elwood and Minnie Yale Nulton. Mary was a graduate of the Dallas Township High School, and was...
Jane Lois King
Oct 17, 2009
Jane Lois King, 78 of Tunkhannock died Saturday October 17. She was preceded in death by her husband Elmer Robert King of 34 years. She was born in Passaic, New Jersey daughter of the late Henry and Jeanetta Van Bevran Schoonfield. She retired from the Tunkhannock Area School district as a teacherâs aid. She was an active member of the...
Bernardine Carter
Oct 10, 2009
Bernardine (Narda) Carter, age 90, Tunkhannock PA, formerly of Barre VT, passed away peacefully at home on October 10, 2009, surrounded by her loving family. Bernardine was born Sept. 13, 1919, in Websterville VT, the daughter of the late Bernardino and Visitacion (Campo) Gomez, formerly of Cantabria Spain. Her husband is Stanley Carter. They recently celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary....
Raymond J Ayers
Oct 7, 2009
Raymond J. Ayers Raymond âRedâ J. Ayers of Centermoreland died Wednesday at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was born April 28, 1934 in Noxen son of the late Earle and Mildred Foote Ayers. Red was a 1952 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and prior to his retirement was employed as a mill worker at Natona Mills in Dallas for over...
June Marie Yun
Oct 5, 2009
June Marie Yun, 54, of Jenningsville died Monday at home. Born on November 1, 1955, in Gotenba, Shizuoka Ken Japan, she was the daughter of the late Richard F. and Hiroko Hasegawa Sommers. She was employed as a Deli Clerk at Mr. Zâs in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband of 19 years Dennis Yun of Jenningsville, son Richard...
James McCann
Sep 30, 2009
James Arthur McCann James Arthur McCann of Scranton formerly of West Pittston died Wednesday at the Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. He was born in Pittston on December 19, 1950 son of the late James T. and Eloise Adrian McCann. He was a 1968 graduate of West Pittson High School and attended the University of Maryland. He had been employed...
Irene M Macijowsky
Sep 28, 2009
Irene M. Macijowsky, formerly of Lake Winola, died Monday at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. Born in Duryea on March 4, 1924, she was the daughter of the Late Stephen and Stella Kulas Glinski Golenski and stepdaughter of the late Stella Azarowicz-Glinski Golenski. She was a graduate of Falls-Overfield High School, class of 1942. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law,...
Jessica Warner
Sep 18, 2009
Jessica Marie Robinson Warner of Havelock, NC formerly of Hazel St., Tunkhannock died Saturday in Carolina East Medical Center, New Bern, NC from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident on Friday September 18th. Jessica was born in Tunkhannock on April 2, 1980, daughter of Janice Paylor Robinson of Tunkhannock and the late James Robinson. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock...
Neil S. Lane
Sep 16, 2009
Neil S. Lane, 56, of Tunkhannock died on Wednesday in the Mercy Hospital in Scranton. He was born in Meshoppen, PA. on April 15, 1953 son of the late Roger and Esther Strickland Lane. He was a 1971 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School and worked as a Technician at Procter & Gamble. He was a member of Moose Lodge...
Janice Warnett
Sep 11, 2009
Janice Warnett, of Tunkhannock, died September 11, 2009 at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. Born Dec. 24, 1914, in Throop, she was a daughter of the late Gabriel and Lucy Mayer Calwitts. Prior to her retirement, she was a seamstress at Rowker Manufacturing in Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alexander, in 1973; and her sister, Marion...
George H. Deeken
Sep 8, 2009
George H. Deeken of Sand Plant Road Tunkhannock died Tuesday in Hospice Community Care in Dunmore. He was born in Carlstadt, NJ on November 6, 1924 son of the late Herman and Evelyn Deeken. George was an Army veteran of WW2 and prior to his retirement he was employed as a book keeper for Hughey Trucking in Tunkhannock. He was...


